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Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore

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Crassocephalum crepidioides flower
Crassocephalum crepidioides flower
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Crassocephalum crepidioides flower
Crassocephalum crepidioides
🗒 Synonyms
synonymCrassocephalum crepidioides f. lutea Belcher
synonymCrassocephalum crepidioides var. crepidioides
synonymCrassocephalum diversifolium Hiern
synonymGynura crepidioides Benth.
synonymGynura crepidioides var. lutea
synonymGynura diversifolia Sch.Bip. ex Asch.
synonymGynura microcephala Vatke
synonymGynura polycephala Benth.
synonymSenecio crepidioides (Benth.) Aschers.
synonymSenecio diversifolius A.Rich.
synonymSenecio subulatus var. diversifolius (Phil.) Cabrera
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Red-flower ragleaf
Malayalam
  • Appuppanthadi
Other
  • Fireweed
  • Redflower Ragleaf
  • Tera Paibi (Manipuri)
  • Thickhead
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Tall herbs. Leaves 8-12 x 4-6 cm, lower ones lyrate pinnatifid, elliptic-oblanceolate, apex acute, dentate, sparsely pubescent; petiole to 3 cm. Racemes terminal; phyllaries 1-seriate, 8 mm, lanceolate. Calyculus free at base of the phyllaries, to 3 mm; flowers yellow, 9-10 mm long; ovary 2 mm, oblong, style 9 mm, bifid at apex. Achenes 4 mm, brown; pappus numerous, 8 mm long, white.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Evergreen Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Deciduous forests, also in forest plantations and plains
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Sunny places
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India, Sri Lanka, China, Africa and Madagascar

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Maharashtra: Satara Karnataka: Coorg, Hassan, Mysore,Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Theni, Tiruvannamalai, Virudhunagar
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh,odisha, Bengal; Africa, South East Asia, Philippines

                    Local Distribution

                    Bongaigaon, Barak Valley

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3476
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3476
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Erechtites valerianaefolia sensu C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1882(1302).1936, non (Wolf.) DC. 1838.
                        2. Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore, J. Bot. 1: 211. 1912; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 150. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 228. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 210. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 248. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 211. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 367. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 251. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 258. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 191. 1995; R. Mathur in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 201. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 248. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 175. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 38. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 368. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 199. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 164. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 168. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 373. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 381. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 468. 2009.
                        3. Gynura crepidioides Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 438. 1849.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3476
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Erechtites valerianaefolia sensu C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1882(1302).1936, non (Wolf.) DC. 1838.
                        2. Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore, J. Bot. 1: 211. 1912; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 150. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 228. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 210. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 248. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 211. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 367. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 251. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 258. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 191. 1995; R. Mathur in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 201. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 248. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 175. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 38. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 368. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 199. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 164. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 168. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 373. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 381. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 468. 2009.
                        3. Gynura crepidioides Benth. in Hook., Niger Fl. 438. 1849.
                        4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921
                        5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3476

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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderAsterales
                        FamilyAsteraceae
                        GenusCrassocephalum
                        SpeciesCrassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore
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